Next March 17 at 4:30 p.m., Old Trafford will witness an epic meeting between two titans of English football: Manchester United and Liverpool will meet in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. However, the prospects They seem to be very different for both teams in this contest. While Liverpool arrives in excellent shape, second in the Premier League, Manchester United is in sixth position in the table, after two defeats in the last three games.
The most outstanding players of both teams this season are Mohamed Salah and Van Dijk for Liverpool, while for Manchester United Bruno Fernandes and Rashford stand out.
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The confrontation between Liverpool and Manchester United has historically been intense. In their last meeting, last year, neither team was able to prevail, and it was 0-0. Although the previous match, last season, one of the records of possibly the most historic rivalry in England was met, and that is that Liverpool won 7-0 against their rivals. In that match Gakpo, Darwin and Salah scored twice and one more goal from Firmino in the 88th minute to close the match. The hard thing was that in the first half they only won 1-0.
The duel is one of the most famous in the Premier, and Ferguson said that he would not leave until he had more Premier League than Liverpool, and so he did, keeping his word and putting United as one of the best teams in Europe. while both before and after the departure of the famous Red Devil coach, they are also one of the most feared teams in Europe, winning even the Champions League and reaching several finals.
Next, let's see how the history between these two teams is in official competitions:
Number of matches |
Liverpool Victories |
Ties |
Manchester United Victories |
---|---|---|---|
213 |
71 |
59 |
83 |
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